Em J Parsley’s "You, From Below" is a surrealist novella in which an Appalachian town is destroyed by a massive sinkhole. After Mission disappears, You starts climbing into the mountains to deliver the letter in their pocket; it... Read More

In Youssef Rakha’s bold novel "The Dissenters", a son pieces together his mother’s Egyptian story. Following his mother’s death, Nour experiences visions of her in their attic. Piecemeal, he writes to his estranged sister, Shimo,... Read More

An unflappable AI takes control of the future for humanity’s own good in Deni Ellis Béchard’s extraordinary speculative novel "We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine". Billions wake alone in rooms emanating blue light—spaces... Read More

The eleven linked stories in Teresa Carmody’s novel focus on women engaging in creative writing and processing their traumatic pasts. The central character in the linked stories is Marie, who appears in all but one piece. Marie... Read More

Zoë Gadegbeku’s lyrical hybrid novel "Blue Futures, Break Open" draws on colonialism in the Americas and Africa in addition to the history of the African diaspora to create a slant mythological response to some of the greatest... Read More

Women’s friendships are at the center of Amy DeBellis’s coming-of-age novel "All Our Tomorrows". In a postpandemic near future, three women of different backgrounds struggle to make their ways in New York City. Janet, a Korean... Read More

A woman seeks direction in her life in the gorgeous graphic novel "The Girl Who Flew Away". In 1976, Greer is pregnant with the child of her married boss, Dick. With few other options, she complies as Dick shuttles her from Pittsburgh to... Read More

Steve Stern’s "A Fool’s Kabbalah" is a crushing, startling novel about intellectual and spiritual defiance in the face of unbearable cruelties. On a scholarly scavenging expedition through Europe, famed kabbalist Gershom Scholem... Read More